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Manhunt after Afghan soldier killed Australian A manhunt is underway for a rogue Afghan army soldier who shot dead an Australian comrade who was on guard duty in Afghanistan. Live exports to shamed abattoirs suspended Live cattle exports to 11 Indonesian abattoirs investigated by the ABC's Four Corners program will be suspended, Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig has confirmed. Video shows terror as killer waves hit Like the firefighters who fell in the 9/11 attacks in the United States, Japan is now mourning hundreds of firefighters who died trying to save lives in the March earthquake and tsunami. Youth feel targeted by swear jar law A Victorian legal rights group says young people fear they will be unfairly targeted by the state's plan to issue on-the-spot fines to people who swear. Coalition to back plain cigarette packaging Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the Coalition will not oppose plain cigarette packaging legislation.
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Climate evidence is in, it is time to act as one The science of climate change has been subjected to intense scrutiny and has come through with its credibility intact. There is no reason why carbon pricing should continue to be a matter of partisan political division in Australia. We are mad to stay in Afghanistan What are we gaining in Afghanistan? How many children must we kill before it clicks that we should not be there? And bomb by bomb observing our best men die, and their women weep. Are we mad? Brand Crisis If everything described as a crisis in the media is an actual crisis, then surely the world's about to end? Storm in a teacup/coffee mug Why do we care so much about the sex of a stranger's child? The year in politics: 2015 Malcolm Turnbull's decision at the end of 2011 to form his own party, the Republic Australia Party (RAP), had paid dividends way beyond the expectations of a cynical media and the desperately frightened leadership of the two old parties. Voters from all points of the political compass rallied to the new party, desperate for a way to break out of the dead-end that Australian politics and media discussion had become.
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Youth feel targeted by swear jar law A Victorian legal rights group says young people fear they will be unfairly targeted by the state's plan to issue on-the-spot fines to people who swear. Fisherman elbows croc to fend off attack A 59-year-old Broome man has described how he survived an attack from a 2.5 metre saltwater crocodile at Secure Bay near Derby. Traffic controllers criticised over fatal plane crash A report into a fatal mid-air collision in Melbourne three years ago has found the aerodrome controller did not provide enough information to the trainee pilots.
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NZ warned of future powerful tremors New Zealand's earthquake-devastated Canterbury region faces an almost one-in-four chance of another powerful tremor occurring in the next 12 months, government scientists said. PM's son named New Zealand's top planker New Zealand prime minister John Key's son has been named the country's top planker after a photo appeared online apparently showing him performing the internet craze as his father looked on. Video shows terror as killer waves hit Like the firefighters who fell in the 9/11 attacks in the United States, Japan is now mourning hundreds of firefighters who died trying to save lives in the March earthquake and tsunami.
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Poseidon to upgrade Cerberus on nickel find Poseidon Nickel has announced it will upgrade one of its projects by fifty per cent after finding more nickel on one of its sites on the Goldfields. Magellan sells shares to raise money The parent company of Magellan Metals has announced plans to raise over $19 million to prop up its Wiluna mine. House approvals slide as credit growth halts The number of new homes approved fell in April, as the amount of new loans also remained flat compared to the previous month.
Politics	More Politics Stories >
Electoral shake-up flagged for NT The Northern Territory Electoral Commission has proposed a number of name changes and redistributions of electoral boundaries in the run-up to the election next year. Carpark closure adds to triangle parking pressure A carpark in Canberra's Parliamentary Triangle has been cordoned off leaving public servants with fewer places to park. Safety upgrade for notorious roundabout One of Melbourne's most dangerous roundabouts will receive a $2.34 million safety upgrade.
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AFL steps in to help struggling Port Bailey hits back at 'offensive' comments Elsom 'dodges bullet' to target first Test Campese held back by Raiders FIFA exec 'wanted FA Cup to bear name'
Science & Technology	More Science & Technology Stories >
FOI request for Coalition's solar modelling A Freedom Of Information request concerning the Solar Bonus Scheme has been made to the New South Wales government. Calls for national rock art database A campaign will be launched today to help save and document thousands of Aboriginal rock art sites around Australia. Bones may be ancient Aboriginal remains Police believe skeletal remains found in Little Menindee creek may be ancient Aboriginal remains.
Environment	More Environment Stories >
FOI request for Coalition's solar modelling A Freedom Of Information request concerning the Solar Bonus Scheme has been made to the New South Wales government. Warning over solar power installations Consumers are being warned to shop around before paying to have solar panels installed. Work begins on stormwater recycling project Work has begun on a project that could save an estimated 21 million litres of stormwater in East Melbourne.
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